DAYS OF CARING 2007


These organizations have improved lives by participating in the 2007 Days of Caring program:
 

BNSF Railway Company – Painted a patio mural and the inside of a classroom at Zone 4 Kids Child Development Center in Arlington; cut tags out of donated clothing and led games, crafts and cake decorating at a Boys & Girls Club branch; cleaned up the yard and painted the home of an isolated senior citizen who was a client of United Way's Neighbor Helping Neighbor project; sorted and prepared donated items for the resale stores of GRACE (Grapevine Relief And Community Exchange) in Grapevine.

 

Exxon – Sorted and prepared donated items for the resale stores of GRACE (Grapevine Relief And Community Exchange) in Grapevine; painted the gym and made other paint improvements at the Salvation Army Family Life Center in Arlington.

 

Nationwide Insurance – Sorted donated items in the Community Enrichment Center emergency food pantry in North Richland Hills.

 

Nordstrom Department Store – Sorted and prepared donated items for the resale stores of GRACE (Grapevine Relief And Community Exchange) in Grapevine; at the Presbyterian Night Shelter, painted a patio and 1,000 sq. ft. room and four offices; cleaned out and painted wall lockers and old restrooms and removed graffiti from walls.

 

PepsiCo – Installed playground equipment and a safety “fall zone;” painted and refurbished other playground furniture and repaired fencing at Zone 4 Kids Child Development Center in Arlington.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers – Installed baseball field dugouts with canopies and a permanent concession stand canopy at the East Side Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth.

Target Watauga Store – Mowed, cleared brush and cleaned up debris around the home of an isolated senior citizen in White Settlement who was a client of United Way's Neighbor Helping Neighbor project.

United Way of Tarrant County – Staff and family members surveyed the homeless at the Presbyterian Night Shelter and served them supper in Fort Worth. Also collected school supplies and other items for low-income elementary school students.

 
 
 


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